Tooth-brush holder.



w. METZROTH. TOOTH BRUSH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 24. I915.

Patented Jan. 11, 1916.

INVENTOR: I

WITNESSE S; fi"? By Allorncy,

, UNITE strains PATENT OFFER I WILLIAM METZROTH, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

TOOTH-BRUSH HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. if, 1916.

Application flIed April 24, 1915. Serial No. 28,621.

invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tooth-Brush Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toa holder for supporting a tooth brush and shielding the bristles thereof, the object of the invention 7 being to provide-such a device which may be' conveniently supportedand which may be removed from its support for the purpose of cleansing, and one which securely supports and shields the brush and admits of its ready removal and insertion, and

which also affords the admission of a suflicient amount of air to permit the brush to readily dry.

In the drawings accompanying this invention one practicable embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In such drawings, Fi ure 1 is a perspective or side elevation of t e device supported by a clip from a wall and carrying a tooth brush. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of. the device shown in Fig. 1. Fig, 3 is a top or plan view of'Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken on a plane at'about the line 44 of Fig. 2 looking down, the brush, however, being illustrated in plan. Y

' The main holder portion 5 is preferably made of transparent material, such, for instance, as glass, and a material which is of a cleanly character and which is capable of ready cleansing and sterilization without deterioration.

For the urpose of permitting ready support and a justment of the holder, its upper portion 6 is'shown substantially cylindrical.

This

portion is shown in the grasp of the arms of a clip which is shown secured by ordinary wood screws 8 to the board 9. The 1 holder 5 is shown provided with a closed top 10 so that nothing may find access to the holder from this part. By this means the brush portion llof the tooth brush is securely guarded from dust and such contamination as a brush is exposed to in the usual places where such brushes are generally kept while in use." The lower portion of the holder 5 is provided with a shelf 12 for engaging the lowermost or rearmost row of bristles of the brush 11. This shelf is shown having at its edge an upturned bead 13 for preventing accidental misplacement of the brush. The side 14 of the" casing is shown flaring away from the main chamber'of the casing and from the bead edge of the shelf 12 for affording a bottom opening 15 for the insertion and withdrawal of the brush and for the entrance of air to the brush'.

In one aspect of the invention the casing is provided with a closed top and open-bottom, such bottom, however, being provided with a support for engaging the brush.-

When it is desired to insert the brush in the casing it will be passed through the opening 15, the handle of the brush assumin the dotted line position 16 in Fig. 2. After the brush has been inserted to a, sufficient distance for the rearmost row of bristles to clear the head 13, the brush is then moved to full line osition 17, in such view, the brush handle ust below the bristles occupying the space 18; the brush is then caused to descend until the bristles engage the support, in the illustration the shelf 12. The support or shelf is shown ending short of one side of the casing for affording space for the brush handle, and short of another side for affording an opening for the introduction and withdrawal of the brush.

The brush, after being inserted in the holder after use, readily dries, and is thoroughly shielded and well supported, and is removed by a reversal of the inserting moveopening may be either dlsposed as in the illustration directed toward the righthand side or it may be directed toward the front or toward the left-hand side, and may be changed from one position to another, as the preference and convenience of the user mag dictate.

lthough one form of the invention is shown in the drawings, it will be understood that this is illustrative of the invention, and that changes may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is 1 A tooth brush holder, comprising a casing having a closed top, a brush support at the bottom, theside of the or *1:-

flaring" away from the support for afiording .an opening adjacent the support for the inthe brush.

3. A tooth brush holder, comprising a casing having a closed top, a brush support at the bottom" formed as a shelf, the side of the casing flaring away from the support for afiording an opening adjacent the support for the introduction and withdrawal of the brush.

a. A tooth brush holder, comprising a nieaeae cag having a closed top, a brush sup ort at the bottom, formed as a shelf en ing short of one side of the casing for afiording I for the brush handle, and short of another side for afi'ordin anopening for the introduction and wit drawal of the brush, the

with a retaining head. y

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed y name.

WVIULLIAM METZROTH.

shelf adjacent the latter side being provided 

